CVE-2026-92413
MediumCVSS 4.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk37th percentile - higher than 37% of all known CVEs
Summary
A flaw has been found in Artifex MuPDF up to b6d17493700c621c0e70036980a6ebd06d2202c9 in the function pdf_open_filter of the file pdf-stream.c of the PDF Xref Loading component. Executing a manipulation can lead to a null pointer dereference, and the attack can be launched remotely.
Risk Assessment
This can cause an application crash or denial of service when processing a malicious PDF file. Since the exploit has been published, the risk is increased and requires immediate attention.
Recommendation
Apply the patch with identifier 3df1e30f9d7b77260e13bd0dbe1928ddeba8386e to address this issue. It is also recommended to avoid opening untrusted PDF files until updated.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex MuPDF
See all- CVE-2017-17866High
Artifex MuPDF before version 1.12.0 mishandles certain length changes during a repair operation in pdf/pdf-write.c, which can lead to buffer overflow and application crash.
- CVE-2017-15587High
An integer overflow was discovered in pdf_read_new_xref_section in Artifex MuPDF 1.11.
- CVE-2017-15369High
The build_filter_chain function in pdf/pdf-stream.c in Artifex MuPDF before September 25, 2017, mishandles a case where a variable may reside in a register. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly other unspecified impacts via a crafted PDF document.
- CVE-2017-14687High
Artifex MuPDF version 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file. The issue arises from mishandling of XML tag name comparisons.
- CVE-2017-14686High
Artifex MuPDF version 1.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .xps file. The issue arises from the lack of checks for negative size fields in a ZIP entry.
- CVE-2017-14685High
Artifex MuPDF version 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .xps file. The issue is related to the xps_load_links_in_glyphs function, which does not verify that an xps font could be loaded.
Original NVD description (English source)
A flaw has been found in Artifex MuPDF up to b6d17493700c621c0e70036980a6ebd06d2202c9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pdf_open_filter of the file pdf-stream.c of the component PDF Xref Loading. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 3df1e30f9d7b77260e13bd0dbe1928ddeba8386e. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS